Santo Tomé Department

Santo Tomé
Location of Santo Tomé* in Corrientes (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Santo Tomé
population	54,050 (2001, INDEC)
surface	7,359 km²
Population density	7.3 inhabitants / km²

The Santo Tomé department is located in the northeast of the Corrientes province in northeast Argentina and is one of the province's 25 administrative units .

It is bordered to the north and west by the Ituzaingó Department , to the north by the Misiones Province , to the east, separated by the Uruguay River , by Brazil and to the south by the General Alvear and San Martín departments .

The capital of the Santo Tomé department is the eponymous Santo Tomé .

population

According to INDEC estimates , the population increased from 54,050 inhabitants (2001) to 57,921 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

economy

The department of Santo Tomé is one of the most prosperous regions of the province, mainly because of the cultivation of yerba mate . The largest producer in the country, the Las Marías model system , is located here. The cultivation of rice and soy is also important. Forestry concentrates on the cultivation of further eucalyptus and pine forests for the wood and paper industry .

-28.5 -56.1Coordinates: 28 ° 30 ′ S , 56 ° 6 ′ W